Fantasy Baseball Daily Opener: Salvador Perez, George Springer, Max Scherzer (6/22)
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Every morning, I’ll be with you to recap the previous day of baseball and talk about what stood out to me. We’ll find fun stats. We’ll lament some injuries. We’ll take a peek at the day ahead. And we’ll have a few laughs.
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Top Stories
- Zach Eflin expected to start this weekend
- Kolten Wong return delayed due to setback
- Jorge Polanco will not return from the IL when eligible
- Brandon Crawford headed for MRI
- Nick Ahmed to miss remainder of the season
- Jacob deGrom (shoulder) faced live hitters for first time Tuesday
- Liam Hendriks (forearm) throwing from flat ground Tuesday
- Bryce Harper (blister) expected to return to lineup on Wednesday
- Max Scherzer strikes out six in rehab start on Tuesday
- George Springer (elbow) removed from game Tuesday
- Kolten Wong return delayed due to setback
- Kolten Wong return delayed due to setback
- Kolten Wong return delayed due to setback
Fun!
5/5/19: Suárez, Winker & Dietrich go back-to-back-to-back for the Reds
Tonight: Rodríguez, Winker & Suárez go back-to-back-to-back for the @Mariners
Eugenio Suárez & Jesse Winker are the first duo in MLB history to take part in back-to-back-to-back HR with 2 different teams.
— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) June 22, 2022
Studs and Duds
Here are some of the best and worst performances from yesterday.
Studs (Pitchers)
- Dylan Cease – 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 BB, 11 K
- Erick Fedde – 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 4 K
- Jose Urquidy – 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 5 K
- Martin Perez – 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 6 K
- Zac Gallen – 6.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 3 BB, 11 K
- Sean Manaea – 6 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 6 K
- Marco Gonzales – 7 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 2 K
Studs (Hitters)
- Isaac Paredes – 3-for-3, 3 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R
- Shohei Ohtani – 3-for-4, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 2 R
- Nolan Gorman – 4-for-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
- Bobby Witt Jr. – 3-for-5, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
- Carlos Santana – 4-for-5, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R
- Matt Olson – 2-for-5, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R
- Freddie Freeman – 3-for-4, 5 RBI, 1 R
- Jared Walsh – 3-for-6, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
- Austin Wynns – 3-for-4, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
- Ryan McMahon – 3-for-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Duds (Pitchers)
- Spencer Strider – 3.2 IP, 6 ER, 6 H, 1 Bb, 4 K
- Reid Detmers – 5 IP, 5 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 6 K
- Anthony DeSclafani – 3 IP, 5 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 3 K
- Nestor Cortes – 4.1 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 0 BB, 3 K
Duds (Hitters)
- Austin Hays – 0-for-4, 4 K
- Byron Buxton – 0-for-4, 3 K
- George Springer – 0-for-3, 3 K
- Franchy Cordero – 0-for-3, 3 K
- Myles Straw – 0-for-4, 4 K
- Teoscar Hernandez – 0-for-4, 3 K
- Ramon Laureano – 0-for-4, 3 K
- Francisco Lindor – 0-for-4, 3 K
- Trent Grisham – 0-for-5, 3 K
- Gio Urshela – 0-for-5, 3 K
Dingers
Here is every player who hit a home run yesterday:
|
PLAYER
|
AB
|
R
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
AVG
|
OBP
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
BB
|
K
|
SLG
|
OPS
|
ROST%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 376 | Isaac Paredes (TB – 2B,3B) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.000 | 5.000 | 0% |
| 34 | Matt Olson (ATL – 1B) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.600 | 2.000 | 99% |
| 38 | Bobby Witt Jr. (KC – 3B,SS) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .600 | .667 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.000 | 2.667 | 95% |
| 110 | Shohei Ohtani (LAA – SP,DH) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .750 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.250 | 2.750 | 50% |
| 202 | Nolan Gorman (STL – 2B,3B,DH) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.500 | 3.500 | 39% |
| 5 | Ronald Acuna Jr. (ATL – DH,RF) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.200 | 1.800 | 99% |
| 7 | Yordan Alvarez (HOU – LF,DH) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.333 | 1.833 | 99% |
| 9 | Pete Alonso (NYM – 1B,DH) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.000 | 3.000 | 99% |
| 28 | Trevor Story (BOS – 2B,SS) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.333 | 1.667 | 98% |
| 36 | Jose Altuve (HOU – 2B) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.400 | 99% |
| 41 | Marcus Semien (TEX – 2B,SS) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.750 | 2.500 | 97% |
| 52 | Julio Rodriguez (SEA – CF,RF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .750 | .800 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.500 | 2.300 | 88% |
| 55 | Jared Walsh (LAA – 1B,RF) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.500 | 2.000 | 91% |
| 73 | Josh Naylor (CLE – 1B,RF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.250 | 1.850 | 37% |
| 76 | Franmil Reyes (CLE – RF,DH) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .800 | 1.000 | 56% |
| 78 | Willy Adames (MIL – SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 85% |
| 79 | Nathaniel Lowe (TEX – 1B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 39% |
| 81 | Will Smith (LAD – C,DH) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.250 | 1.650 | 99% |
| 82 | Marcell Ozuna (ATL – DH,LF) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .800 | 1.000 | 86% |
| 86 | Jonathan India (CIN – 2B) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.333 | 1.833 | 79% |
| 89 | Ryan McMahon (COL – 2B,3B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .750 | .800 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.750 | 2.550 | 61% |
| 107 | Luis Arraez (MIN – 1B,2B,3B,DH,LF) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.200 | 1.600 | 89% |
| 108 | Joc Pederson (SF – CF,DH,LF,RF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.400 | 76% |
| 116 | Eugenio Suarez (SEA – 3B,DH,SS) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.400 | 67% |
| 118 | Avisail Garcia (MIA – RF) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .400 | .400 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.200 | 1.600 | 35% |
| 121 | Patrick Wisdom (CHC – 1B,3B,LF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.000 | 2.750 | 51% |
| 125 | Javier Baez (DET – 2B,SS) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .600 | .600 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.600 | 2.200 | 74% |
| 133 | Eric Hosmer (SD – 1B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.400 | 51% |
| 134 | Jesus Sanchez (MIA – CF,LF,RF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 17% |
| 149 | Eduardo Escobar (NYM – 1B,2B,3B) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 60% |
| 151 | Alejandro Kirk (TOR – C,DH) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .800 | 1.133 | 83% |
| 163 | Jesse Winker (SEA – LF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .600 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.500 | 2.100 | 68% |
| 182 | Jordan Luplow (ARI – 1B,CF,DH,LF,RF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.400 | 1% |
| 187 | Lane Thomas (WSH – LF,CF,RF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.250 | 1.750 | 10% |
| 188 | Jonathan Schoop (DET – 1B,2B,DH) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 31% |
| 190 | Kole Calhoun (TEX – LF,RF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 8% |
| 242 | Christian Vazquez (BOS – C) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.000 | 2.667 | 52% |
| 250 | Carlos Santana (KC – 1B,DH) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .800 | .800 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.600 | 2.400 | 23% |
| 271 | Jonah Heim (TEX – C) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.333 | 1.667 | 43% |
| 299 | Jose Siri (HOU – CF,RF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 1% |
| 304 | Harold Ramirez (TB – 1B,CF,DH,LF,RF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.500 | 2.000 | 1% |
| 318 | Albert Almora Jr. (CIN – CF,LF,RF) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.333 | 1.667 | 1% |
| 412 | Marwin Gonzalez (NYY – 1B,2B,3B,LF,RF,SS) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.500 | 2.000 | 0% |
| 417 | Taylor Trammell (SEA – CF,LF,RF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.400 | 1% |
| 459 | Michael Perez (PIT – C) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.250 | 0% |
| 463 | Nick Allen (OAK – 2B,SS) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.333 | 1.667 | 0% |
| 548 | Austin Wynns (SF – C) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .750 | .750 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.750 | 2.500 | 0% |
Swipes
Here is every player who stole a base yesterday:
|
PLAYER
|
AB
|
R
|
HR
|
RBI
|
SB
|
AVG
|
OBP
|
H
|
2B
|
3B
|
BB
|
K
|
SLG
|
OPS
|
ROST%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 278 | Adam Engel (CWS – CF,RF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .750 | .833 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.833 | 0% |
| 13 | Kyle Tucker (HOU – RF) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .333 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.167 | 99% |
| 17 | Bo Bichette (TOR – DH,SS) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .533 | 99% |
| 90 | Andres Gimenez (CLE – 2B,SS) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .400 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .800 | 49% |
| 109 | Oneil Cruz (PIT – SS) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .500 | 53% |
| 156 | Dylan Carlson (STL – LF,CF,RF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | 50% |
| 217 | Raimel Tapia (TOR – CF,LF,RF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | 6% |
| 231 | Jon Berti (MIA – 2B,3B,SS) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .650 | 44% |
| 472 | Nick Fortes (MIA – C) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.250 | 1% |
| 502 | Yairo Munoz (PHI – 2B) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .667 | 0% |
Arm Barn Report
Here is every player who recorded a save yesterday:
|
PLAYER
|
IP
|
K
|
W
|
QS
|
SV
|
ERA
|
WHIP
|
ER
|
H
|
BB
|
HR
|
G
|
GS
|
L
|
CG
|
ROST%
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Emmanuel Clase (CLE – RP) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96% |
| 112 | Tanner Scott (MIA – RP) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19% |
| 162 | Tanner Rainey (WSH – RP) | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25% |
| 185 | Colin Poche (TB – RP) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.00 | 2.00 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15% |
| 322 | John Schreiber (BOS – RP) | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8% |
| 762 | Daniel Mengden (KC – RP,SP) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
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